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Remy Lai is an Australian author and illustrator of children's books and middle-grade graphic novels. She was born in Indonesia, grew up in Singapore, and currently lives in Brisbane.[1] Her books tell stories of young Chinese immigrants and Chinese Australians.[2] She writes under the pen name Cecilia Edward for her adult books. [3]
Awards
[edit]- 2020 Golden Kite Sid Fleischman Humor Award for Pie in the Sky[4]
- 2020 Golden Kite Honor Book in Young Reader and Middle Grade Fiction for Pie in the Sky[4]
- 2021 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Literature, joint winner for Fly on the Wall[5]
- 2023 Comic Arts Awards of Australia Silver Ledger, joint winner for Rainbow the Koala[6]
- 2024 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Children's Literature for Ghost Book[7]
- 2024 Comic Arts Awards of Australia Silver Ledger, joint winner for Ghost Book[6]
- 2025 DANZ Children's Book Award for Graphic Novels for Ghost Book[6]
- 2025 APA Book Design Awards, Best Designed Children's Fiction Book for Read At Your Own Risk[6]
Bibliography
[edit]- Pie in the Sky (Henry Holt, 2019)[8]
- Fly on the Wall (Henry Holt, 2020)[9]
- Pawcasso (Henry Holt, 2021)[10]
- Surviving the Wild, Volume 1: Star the Elephant (Henry Holt, 2022)
- Surviving the Wild, Volume 2: Rainbow the Koala (Henry Holt, 2022)
- Surviving the Wild, Volume 3: Sunny the Shark
- Ghost Book (Allen & Unwin, 2023)
- Read At Your Own Risk (Allen & Unwin, 2024)
- Chickenpox (Allen & Unwin, 2025)
As Cecilia Edward
[edit]- An Ancient Witch's Guide to Modern Dating (2025)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Remy Lai". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ Smith, Vicky (11 October 2020). "Remy Lai: Writing Funny/Sad Books for Kids". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ "Cecilia Edward Official Author Page".
- 1 2 "Announcing the Golden Kite and Sid Fleischman Winners". Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ "PMLA 2021 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Remy Lai". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ Heath, Nicola (1 February 2024). "Debut poet takes home $125,000 in prize money for a verse novel that almost wasn't published". ABC News. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ↑ Aguirre, Jorge (23 July 2019). "Bridging Two Cultures With Cake". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ Brosgol, Vera (23 May 2020). "Going Places: An Anonymous Gossip Cartoonist With Buzz". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ Harper, Charise Mericle (30 April 2021). "It's a Dog's Life — or Is It?". New York Times. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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